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Thomas Paine's version of "you didn't build that":

"Separate an individual from society,and give him an island or a continent to possess,and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich. So inseparably are the means connected with the end,in all cases,that where the former do not exist the latter cannot be obtained. All accumulation, therefore,of personal property,beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice,of gratitude,and of civilization,a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came"
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Kristin Lems

On this date in 1950, folksinger and songwriter Kristin Lems was born to an acclaimed concert pianist and a Dutch immigrant father. She grew up in Evanston, Illinois. She was a National Merit Scholar, a Fulbright scholar and recently completed her Ph.D. Accompanying herself on guitar, Kristin became the troubadour at 1970s rallies for the Equal Rights Amendment and women’s rights, also writing topical songs on many progressive issues, such as safe energy, peace and racial equality. She has shared the stage with two First Ladies, Maya Angelou, Jacques Cousteau, Pete Seeger, Malvina Reynolds, Holly Near and Peter Paul and Mary. Gloria Steinem called her “a one-woman argument against the notion that the women’s movement doesn’t have a sense of humor.” She has traveled widely and also performs in Persian. Kristin’s many albums include “Upbeat!” and “Oh Mama–plus!” with many of her early hits. She sings an original song on “The Best of Broadside,” a CD anthology issued by the Smithsonian/Folkways label. Kristin also appeared in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s first musical album, with Dan Barker, “My Thoughts Are Free,” which benefited from her broad acquaintance with freethought folksongs old and contemporary. She has been named a “Woman of Illinois Repute,” Humanist Heroine of the American Humanist Association and Freethought Heroine by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Days of the Theocracy

First they fight abortion, Birth control is next, Then comes sex if you’re not married, Finally, out goes sex. Put the prayers back in the schools, Install parochiaid, Allow for corporal punishment, And then you’ve got it made!

Chorus: We’re going back, back To the good old days, When men were really men And women knew their place; Back, back a couple of centuries, And welcome back the days Of the theocracy!

The family is so holy There must be no divorce. And if a wife is not content, She must adjust, of course. And if he’s forced to beat her It’s all for her own good; She must know what her limits are As any woman should!

Chorus

The next to go is daycare, It’s all a commie plot! What could be more fulfilling Than a child, wanted or not? The woman’s work is housework– God wanted it that way! A salaried job degrades her, since She never works for pay!

Chorus

They teach us woman’s lot Is love, honor and obey, And while their crusty notions Seem like jokes to us today. They’re sitting in the Capitol, They’re voting on our lives; If we don’t stop them soon Our freedom will not long survive!

No going back, back to the bad old days, When men were really masters And women were their slaves; Let’s go ahead, ahead For future centuries And build a world that’s based On true democracy. And build a world that’s based on true equality. (A-person)

Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor; Photo by Tony Kelly

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